Programme

Time Day 1 (11 August 2014)

2:00 – 5:00 pm Registration and networking

Time Day 2 (12 August 2014)

8:30 – 9:30 am

Registration

9:30 – 10:00 am

Opening ceremony

10:00 – 10:30 am Keynote Session 1: 1,5-Anhydroglucitol as a New Functional Sweetener and Versatile Food Material Professor Yotaro Konishi (Osaka City University, Japan)

10:30 – 11.00 am

Coffee break

11:00 – 11:30 am

Keynote Session 2: Evaluation of the Bioactivity of Constituents in Fruit and Vegetables Using Nutrikinetic Approaches Dr Brigitte A. Graf (University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus)

11:30 – 11:45 am 11:45 – 12:00 pm 12:00 – 12:15 pm 12:15 – 12:30 pm 12:30 – 12:45 pm 12:45 – 1:00 pm

Plenary Session 1 (Product Development) Chair: Ir Prof Dr Law Chung Lim

• A10: Product optimization and market testing of dessert wine from purple taro and black rice

• A18: Reducing the production time of Indonesian sweetened soy sauce with fermentation modification

• A19: Exploration of non–soy tempeh and characterization of its microbial and nutritional development

• A21: Stability analysis of sambal chili sauce without chemical preservative for commercial use

• A22: Development of overripe tempeh powder as seasoning material

• A28: Effect of hydrocolloids in mango filling for filled chocolate at different storage conditions

1:00 – 2:30 pm

Lunch

2:30 – 3:00 pm Keynote Session 3: Potential Food Packing Materials: Polyhydroxyalkanoates Dr John Chi-Wei Lan (Yuan Ze University, Taiwan)

3:00 – 3:15 pm 3:15 – 3:30 pm 3:30 – 3:45 pm

Plenary Session 2 (Food Industry) Chair: Assoc Prof Dr Yus Aniza Yusof

• A33: Exploiting the potential of locally grown tropical fruits to address the issue of nutritional security

• A34: Review of food toxicological issues associated in rubber products

• A47: The status of dates industry in the middle east and future prospects

3:45 – 5:00 pm Poster presentation (I) & coffee break

Time Day 3 (13 August 2014)

9:00 – 9:30 am Keynote Session 4: Processing, Nutrition and Health Benefits of Cold-Pressed Rice Bran Oil Dr Riantong Singanusong (Naresuan University, Thailand)

9:30 – 9:45 am 9:45 – 10:00 am 10:00 – 10:15 am

Plenary Session 3 (Food Properties) Chair: Dr Chin Siew Kian

• A25: Effect of fruit maturity on backscattering parameters

• A42: Changes on the physical-chemical properties of the kue delapan jam on various steaming time

• A48: Rheological behavior of Piper betle Linn leaves extract

10:15 – 11:30 am

Poster presentation (II) and coffee break

11:30 – 12:00 pm Keynote Session 5: Advances in Food Drying – Quality Aspects and Energy Considerations Dr Sachin Vinayak Jangam (National University of Singapore)

12:00 – 12:15 pm 12:15 – 12:30 pm 12:30 – 12:45 pm 12:45 – 1:00 pm

Plenary Session 4 (Drying & Dehydration) Chair: Dr Ong Sze Pheng

• A5: Effect of temperature on drying rate of paddy in oven

• A13: Evaluation of a solar dryer made from twin-wall clear polycarbonate sheets in drying vegetable leaves

• A26: Drying characteristics and total phenolic content of lemon slices dried with hybrid heat pump dryer

• A29: Trends in drying and extracting bioactive components from herbs

1:00 – 2:30 pm

Lunch

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Keynote Session 6: Research and Utilization of Microwave Agri-Food Processing Mr Kenneth Tan Kean Giap (Dawnyx Technology Sdn. Bhd.)

3:00 – 3:15 pm 3:15 – 3:30 pm 3:30 – 3:45 pm 3:45 – 4:00 pm 4:00 – 4:15 pm 4:15 – 4:45 pm

Plenary Session 5 (Drying & Dehydration/Extraction) Chair: Dr Chong Chien Hwa

• A49: Drying kinetics modelling of tarap (Artocarpus odoratissimus)

• A52: Preliminary study of seaweed drying under a shade and in a natural draft solar dryer

• A44: Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of different solvent extraction Gallic acid from Labisia pumila leaves

• A46: Solvent extraction of Linalool from the fermented pulp and peel of Josapine

• A53: Optimization of process condition of refined carrageenan (RC) produced from seaweed kappaphycus striatum using response surface methodology (RSM) in Malaysia

Award and closing ceremony

4:45 – 5:00 pm Coffee break and end of symposium

Poster Session I (12 August 2014, 3:45 – 5:00 pm) P02: Processing of watermelon rind dehydrated candy P04: Microbiological quality of ready-to-eat chicken meat at retail outlets in Kuala Lumpur P06: Effect of different grade maltodextrin sources on microencapsulation efficiency of virgin coconut

oil P07: Food product from durian P09: Product development of a steamed traditional rice cake (kuih apam) flour premix P11: Effects of spray drying conditions on microencapsulation of Amaranthus gangeticus extract P12: Cassava grates and flour processing system P14: Investigation on the effect of shapes on the drying kinetics and sensory evaluation study of dried

jackfruit P15: Review on challenges, opportunities and future drying trend in edible bird’s nest industry P20: Influence of fat in cocoa nibs and grinding on development of espresso cocoa beverage P23: Development of Ferulic acid rich sweet corn drinks

Poster Session II (13 August 2014, 10:15 – 11:30 am) P24: Effect of different extraction methods on yield, phytosterol composition and antioxidant activity of

Malaysia cocoa beans P30: Proximate and Beta glucan content of the healthy drink from local oyster mushroom (Pleurotus

ostreatus) with manual extortion P31: Nutritional and Beta – glucan content of the fruit body and flavor enhancer of Indonesian oyster

mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) P35: Measurement on the effect of microwave energy in drying -technical review P38: Modificationn of β -glucans extraction from Pleurotus ostreatus P39: Production of spray-dried Sarawak pineapple (Ananas comosus) powder from enzyme liquefied

puree P41: Influence of homogenisation cycles and storage temperature on properties and stability of Kenaf

seed oil emulsion P43: The potential of ethyl lactate as a green solvent to extract carotenoids and vitamin E from crude

palm oil P45: Extractive bioconversion using aqueous two-phase system: future of bioseparation P50: Production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) from waste cooking oil by Ralstonia eutropha H16 P51: Effects of drying on cocoa polyphenols